Do you love tea and a good pun? These funny and clever wordplays are inspired by your favourite beverage. From matcha to oolong, get ready for a list full of the best tea puns that are sure to make you smile.
What Are Tea Puns?
Tea puns are wordplays that blend the language of tea with everyday sayings or phrases and sometimes humour is involved. The world of tea has so many words like steep, brew, chai, and leaf that it is the perfect playground for puns.
Sometimes they’re simple little plays on words and other times they are full sayings. Either way, tea puns are meant to be lighthearted, clever and relatable for anyone who enjoys a good cup of tea.
When to Use Tea Puns
You don’t need a special occasion to enjoy a tea pun! Here are a few moments when you might want to use tea puns:
- While chatting over a cup of tea – A well-timed pun adds a little sparkle to the conversation.
- In your tea journal or blog/social media – They add personality and a sense of play to your tea reviews or other online posts.
- Naming teas and/or blends – If you’re creating a tea blend and need to name it, consider adding a tea pun to the name to make it more fun!
- On tea-themed gifts or notes – A handwritten note with a tea pun on a card is always heartwarming.
- Just because – No reason is really needed. Adding a little witty humour to your day is not a bad idea.
Best Tea Puns List
Discover over 50 creative tea-themed sayings inspired by popular blends and tea terminology.
This list is organized in a few different sections: general tea puns, tea puns with “steep” as the primary word, as well as a tea puns that use specific types of teas: matcha, chai and oolong. Not every tea can be turned into a pun, but there are a few extra on the list towards the end.
Bookmark this list and use it whenever you need a little wordplay to brighten your day or your online feed!
General Tea Puns
- Let’s get this par-tea started!
- It’s a beau-tea-ful day.
- Brew can do it!
- I hope you have a tea-lightful day.
- Sip, sip, hooray!
- You are simply tea-riffic!
- Don’t leaf me hanging.
- Hones-tea is the best policy.
- You are brew-tiful.
- Everything I brew, I brew it for you.
- Life is full of possibili-teas!
- Let’s spend some quali-tea time together.
- A cup of positivi-tea is all that I need.
- Pour decisions are best made with tea.
- You are my bes-tea for life.
- Don’t kettle for second best.
- You are such a cu-tea.
- Thank you for your loyal-tea and generosi-tea.
Steep Puns
- Steep calm and sip on.
- Steep me up before you go-go
- I can’t function without my steep schedule.
- You steep me off my feet.
- Steep dreams are made of these.
- Tea makes my heart skip a steep.
- Let’s steep it real.
- Take life one steep at a time.
Matcha Puns
- We are a matcha made in heaven.
- I am matcha better with you.
- I appreciate you so matcha.
- I love you so matcha.
- Thank you very matcha.
- You and me are the perfect matcha.
- So little time, so matcha to do.
Chai Puns
- Let’s give this a chai.
- If at first you don’t succeed, chai, chai again.
- Say something, don’t be chai.
- Life is short, chai something new.
- Don’t chai this at home.
- I believe I can chai.
- Tea is the chai-light of my day.
Oolong Puns
- Can we all just get oolong?
- I’m going to love you oolong time.
- Move oolong, there is nothing to tea here.
- I’m oolong for the ride.
- I have been waiting oolong time for this moment.
Other Tea Puns
- My love for tea is Assam-thing else.
- I am feeling sencha-tional today.
- This is an earl grey area.
- Try walking a chamomile in my shoes.
- You are a darjeeling!
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Got a favourite tea pun that isn’t on this? Drop it in the comments below to share!